Wide-field View of NGC 2736 (Pencil Nebula) in Vela Constellation Wall Art including Frame Canvas At the time the images

At the time the images were taken

Systems like this contain two stars in an unequal and complex relationship

gas flares

seen here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

releasing stunning images of the whirling clouds of gas and sparkling stars (opo9944a

Wide-field View of NGC 2736 (Pencil Nebula) in Vela Constellation Wall Art including Frame Canvas At the time the imagesThis image of the region of sky around the Pencil Nebula shows a spectacular celestial landscape featuring the blue filaments of the Vela supernova remnant, the red glow of clouds of hydrogen and countless stars. Find out where this beautiful spot is located through the WorldWideTelescope. Credit: ESO Digitized Sky Survey 2, Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.